Beet puller and topping machine.



F. D. SIMS.

BEET FULLER AND TOPPING MACHINE.

MPLlcATmN FILED FEB. 5. 19|?.

1,258,367. Patented Mar. 5,1918.

INVENTOR. M, #H5-n a. s/Ms e7 r 56* @l L BY paddle l2 having an extension arm 43, engaging pins ai, there being a plurality of these pins on side ot drum, each slightly in advance of the row of the hooks to engage the extension arm 43 for the forcing of the paddlelQ to top the beets. A coil spring 43 has one end fastened to the side portion of the paddle, and the other end to the sta`- tionaryshaft 38 for the purpose oi' returning the paddle l2 tothe neutral position.

Box l5 having a chute d'6 receives the falling beets after they are topped, a `slot 47 releasing the beets from the hooks 24. The box supported by brackets a7 and 47, and in the bottom are two hinged doors 4S and dit) having lugs 50 and 5l at hinged ends, engaging the ends oi: shaft 52, which has a handle secured thereto. Springs 54 and have one of their ends fastened to support brackets 5G and 57 secured to the boX, and the other ends to the shaft 52. Then the box has received a number of beets, they are dumped on groi'ind by throw ing the lever in the direction of the arrow. It is to be understood that means may be used to automatically dump the beets from the box, and also the topping of the beets may be done at a greater height in order to accommodate a large number of beets `for dumping. An inclined chute 58 held by supports 59 and 60 conveys the toppings to the ground. Fig. 5 is a moditiedtorm showing a single row of hooks in which a portion of the drum insection` is indicated at 65, the groove at (36 and a plurality of hooks 67 secured thereto similarly spaced as in the original form of the double hooks. The spacing oi the hooks around the drum in the groove portion can be determined by experiment but should be about the distance Ythe beets lie in the row that is beingplowed bythe puller, which is generally about six to eight inches, the travel olf the hooks being the same or may be faster than the ground traversed. It is to be understood that the method of drive trom the trailer shaft 17 to propel the drinn with the hooks thereon may be by other means than as shown. The Vessential part of the invention is in the rotatable drinn having hooks to pick up the beets after being plowed from `the ground and conveyed to a stationary 'knife for topping, and meansito force the beet to be topped, one of the objects of the two hooks on the drum as shown in the `drawings one shorter than the other, is to Ahook two beets should they be side by side. Having thus i described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, reservation being expressly made of permissible modifications is as follows L1. A` beet puller and topping machine Acomprising a trailer with traction wheels secured thereon, connected to the beet puller traine, means to drive in an opposite direction to the traction wheels va rotatable drum 'from said trailer; said drum connected to the said. beet `puller frame; said puller trame having adjustable shoes attached thereto; 'said drum positioned above shoes on said puller; a` plurality of hooks spaced and secured to said drum; positive means to engage beets onto said hooks; and a knife crosswise to saiddrum i'or top-ping the beets as conveyed on said hooks.

A beet puller and topping machine comprising a trailer having traction wheels; means `to connect said trailer to the beet puller traine; means to drive in an opposite direction lto the traction wheels on said trailer, a rotatable `drum having grabbing hooks secured thereto; said "drum connected to trame ot the beet puller; said puller iframe having adjustable shoes attached thereto; said drum positioned near` shoes of said beet puller; positive means to engage beets on to said hooks; a stationary knife crosswise of drum at a point to top the heads o't the beets when conveyed thereto, and means to torce thebeheading ofsaid beets.

3. A beet puller and topping machine, comprising a trailer having traction wheels; means to connect said trailer to the beet puller frame; said puller 'frame having adjustable shoes attached thereto; means to drive in an opposite direction to thetraction wheels a rotatable drum having knife edge hooks secured thereon; said drum attached to the frame of the said beet puller g` said hooks being so spaced as to engage beets lifted from the ground by the adjustable shoes attached to said beet puller; positive nieans to engage beets onto said hooks; means to position said beets into a grooved portion on said drum to engage a stationary cutting knife at a right angle for serving the head ot` said beet; means to torce the said beet to be beheaded; means to gage a cutting line; and depository means for both the beheaded beets and toppings.

il.. A beet puller and topping machine comprising a trailer having traeti on wheels;

means to connect trailer to said beet puller frame; means to drive in an opposite direci tion to the traction wheels a rotatable heads of beets on a perpendicular plane;

means to force beets to betopped; depository means to receive the beets aitcrV top? ping; means toronvey toppings to' the ground; and means to dump thc ybeets on tol the ground from its depository.V

5. A beet pullerandheet topping machine,

cured to traction wheels at ends thereof;

trame members extending.tromfsaid shaft connecting to a shatt hrwing a rotatable drinn secured thereon; driving means "from said shaft to said drinn; Vsaid drinn being rotated in an opposite direction tothe traction wheels; said drurn having a grooved shaped portion entf-intliner its entire circumference; J shaped hooks havingrr a thin knife blade portion at 'ends thereof; Y said hooks secured into the gromfed portion of said drunl to engage beets as shoes litt said beets lroin ground; positive means to `engage beets on to said hooks; a spring` "to torce beets lengthwise with said rrrooved portion; raging plates to gage the beets t'or topping; a stationary cliltting knife lcrossvvise ot said drum said imite fastened to the supporting` arms; said gagrinpj plates secured to said stationary shaft; a paddle loosely mounted on said shaft; a coil spring having oneend fastened to said shaft and the other Vend to said paddle; a plurality of pin. projections on side of said drum; an extension on said paddle to engage said projections to `:torce beets heads over cutting edge oi imite; a box to receive said beets aitter topping; a slot in said box lor hooks on drum to passthrough and to release beets trom said'hooks and means to dump beets on to ground from said box in quantities and ineens to convey toppings onto ground.. 1

o. A. beet puller and topping lnachlne, comprising a lranie havingishoes secured thereon to side standards; handles fastened thereon; a trailer having a shaft with tra tion Wheels fastened on the ends thereof; traine members connecting said shaftV to a shai't having arotatable drum secured thereon; means to drive said drum from the shaft Copies ot this patent may be obtainedY for otfs'aid trailer, in an opposite direction to thetraction Wheels; a double row of knife .edgehooks secured to the grooved portion oit said drum; said hooks spaced to engage beets as lifted out ot ground by shoes; oneV row of hooks longer than the other; positive means to engage beets on to said hooks; a stationary cutting knife to top heads of beets on the hooks, when conveyed thereto by said drum; means to engage heads of beets to determine a cutting line; means to Vtorce thebeet past 'thecutting knife; meansV to deposit the topped beets into a receptacle :for dumping on to the `ground in quantities and to deposit toppings on to ground.

` 7. A beet topping attachment tor a beet pulling, machine comprising a trailer having traction Wheels secured to the shaft thereof; said trailer connected to the frame of said beet pulling machine; means to drive in an opposite direction to the traction wheels a rotatable drum secured on a shaft connected to the trailer shafts; hooks secured in the grooved portion of said drum; said' hooks so placed to correspond in en gagging' beets as lifted ont ot ground by adjustable shoes attached to the said beet puller trarne; positive means to engage beets onto said hooks; a stationary knife to serve heads ot beets as conveyed by hooks on drum;

means to determine cutting line tor topping` the heads of the beets; pins on side oi drum to correspond to cach hook on side drum; an extending paddle portion loosely mounted on a stationary bearing having an extension toengage said pins for the purpose of forc- `beets in a storage receptacle to be dumped onto the ground in quantities.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on this 26th dayof J anuary, A.VD. 1917, in the presence of a subscribed Witness.

FRED DRYDEN SIMS.

Witness W. W. HEALEY.

ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissianer o! I'atents, i

`Washington, D. C." 

